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Ophthalmology waiting times continue to rise.

Time is of the essence for eye health. We are urging the Scottish Government to address the skyrocketing ophthalmology waiting times

Research grant awarded to improve understanding of Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Bravo Victor has received a significant grant towards a new research programme on Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a common condition impacted people with sight loss.

Botanic Gardens Social Drop In

Social Drop in at The Gardeners Cottage, Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, for people with sight loss. Runs on the last Monday of every month.

Meet Mairi

Mairi Sutherland is the Marketing Manager for Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans. Here she answers a few questions about her role.

Raymond's story

Raymond spent much of his life in darkness - but his days have been brightened up by kindness from Sight Scotland, he says

Dot's story

Dot contacted our Community team for help after her mother-in-law was diagnosed with a common visual impairment condition called Macular Degeneration.

Lee's story

Lee says that thanks to our Community Service’s support, he’s now able to get out of his house and live his life again.

Meet Colin

Colin Hilditch has been Head of Community Services for Sight Scotland since 2020. He leads a team of 16 people and is responsible for the delivery of both Sight Scotland’s Family Wellbeing and Rehabilitation and Mobility Services.

Meet Emma

Emma Hope is a Community Worker at Sight Scotland. Emma says she loves the positive impact her work has on people’s lives.

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Our new names

We are proud to announce the new names of our two sister charities and share why we changed our names. We’ve continually adapted to ensure we're there for people with sight loss, and will be there in the future too.

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About us

For over 230 years, we have been supporting people impacted by visual impairment. We are one of Scotland's oldest charities and we're dedicated to empowering blind and partially sighted people to lead fulfilling lives.

If you are a journalist looking to get in touch with our team, please email us at press@sightscotland.org.uk and we will respond as soon as possible, or call us direct on 07718 486323.